[RndTbl] Call for National Participation

bill traynor btraynor at linux.ca
Wed May 14 14:15:04 CDT 2003


IMPORTANT! The Canadian Linux Users Exchange (CLUE - www.linux.ca) would 
like to strongly encourage LUG members across the country to take the 
time to participate in the following project:  This is exactly the kind 
of project that may help the opensource industry in Canada expand, 
thereby creating the types of jobs that you/we all long for (if you 
aren't lucky enough to have an opensource-centric tech job already).

*Open Source Business Opportunities for Canada - A Collaborative Fact 
Finding Study*
Sponsored by Industry Canada, Public Works and Government Services 
Canada, and the Treasury Board Secretariat, the study will investigate 
open source business opportunities and challenges for the Canadian 
information and communications industry sector and what implications 
there may be in terms of public policy.

Some key project deliverables are:
-A review of open source capabilities, supply and demand in Canadian 
industry, government and academia. This will include a categorized 
listing of key open source solutions suppliers and support providers in 
Canada and a scan of recent world trends, including a forecast to 2010.
- An assessment of barriers for the open source business model as well 
as concerns and conditions for acceptance.
- An assessment from a business perspective of alternative open source 
software licenses, from the standpoint of suppliers of software and 
services, contributors and end-users.
- A synthesis of issues, opportunities and constraints for Canadian 
industry and government decision-makers.

To participate, go to 
http://www.e-cology.ca/canfloss/questions_home_en.html and complete the 
survey.  The survey in French can be found at 
http://www.e-cology.ca/canfloss/questions_home_fr.html

For more information see:
http://www.e-cology.ca/canfloss/canfloss_en.html  or in french at 
http://www.e-cology.ca/canfloss/canfloss_fr.html

Also, see http://www.vsi-isbc.ca/eng/joint_tables/im_it/news.cfm

Thanks
Bill Traynor
Canadian Linux Users Exchange







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